The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-06-04

man who aspired to be her husband;
but to talk about snoring, even, was so
manifestly indelicate, that her SUPER
sensitive nature shrank back. ashamed
and affrighted.
The period of happiness and tranquil
ity that followed the engagement was
rudelY broken in upon by sharp attack
of malaria, and Mrs. Winchester was
ordered to the sea-shore for two or
three weeks. Mr.. Browne was at first
inconsolable; but the fair widow sent
him one of her Enthusiastically elegant
little notes, for the first time informal
and somewhat affectionate, and the
separation proved much less agonizing
than it might have been, and for the
phenomenal cheerfullness of the woman
who never snored.
Mrs. Winchester was trife in adj
vance of the season, and for nearly a
week was the only guest at the pretty
little beach hotel. This solitude was
very agreeable to the fair patient; but
at last it was invaded by occasional city
stragglers, running down to see how
the ocean looked, and what the chances
were for engaging rooms, and, to cap
the climax, the apartment exactly OPP
posite the invalid's was occupied, and
by man who snored.
"Oh, nam, as foine looking gintle-
man as We would wish to clap your two
eyes upon" the chambermaid replied
to Mrs. Winchester's anxious inquiries
There's niver no danger of burglars
in this house, shure."
"He might be burglar and welcome,
that is, if he could be"-the lady, logi-
cally consistent, made haste to inter
polate-"if he only wouldn't-wouldn't
respire through his nose. But he took
a nap this afternoon, and l know just
how he'll go on tonight. See that his
transom is closed, Nellie, or never
can endure it."
Men always snOre when they are
tired, man," said the girl. "Why,
me father used to snOre so loud in hay
ing time that you'd think all the pigs
in the neighborhood was being stuck
at the same instint."
An excellent smile, Mrs. Winches-
ter thought. Nellie's father made one
more pig.
That evening our invalid was feeling
unusually wretched. She had a cold
in her head which caused even hel
well-born and well-bred little nose to
feel uncomfortable. She would 90 to
bed and go to sleep before her from
bone neighbor could have time to com.
mence his overture. If she could
avoid the opening piece, she might
perchance escape the rest of the pro-
gramme.
About eight o'clock the chamber.
maid knocked at her door, but was not
admitted.
ats only that I'm told to AK if "
feel able for game of whist" the Cir
explained through the keyhole.
NO." was the somewhat nasal re.
| ply. please say that l am very sorry
and l have retired for the night"
The host and his wife were extremely
fond of cards, Mrs. Winchester knew
and she smiled as she thought of wha
she had escaped in not being able t.
play with the snoring guest, for, O
course, the fourth hand could be nc
other.
BY nine o'clock the house was per
fectly quiet; and after many futile at
tempts to arrange her pillow so tina
she could breathe with her moutl
closed, the patient sank off into an un
easy slUmber with her mouth open
} The result can be imagined. With fire
quent gasps and jerks-and, shall w
say it2 snorts-the refined and super
, sensitive victim of cold in the hea
: would partially return to consciousness
then lapse again into sound, but Ger
| tainly noisy, slumber. But at last sh
: awoke with an awful start, to find her
/ self sitting upright in state of terro
( impossible to describe. Some one ha
fired pistol close to her ear. She wa
r sure of it. Nothing else would accour
5 for the frightful noise and nervou
= shock. For moment she hardly dare
lift her hands to her head for fea
4 she should find that some sectio
: of it had been blown away
Her nose was still there. Sh
t knew that without examination.
!. seemed to her like some colossal prom
: ontory in state of blaze. By th
e softened light of the night lamp, whic
c always accompanied the widow in a
r her travels, she soon saw that she mu
a have been mistaken. How inexpl
: cable! Mrs. Winchester was not supe
/ sitious, but she finally concluded TIL
: this report must be warning of son
n kind. Could it by any possibility reft
Y TO Mr.. Browne? The much perplexe
5 invalid thought not. 1t did seem,
o she for the thousandth time enume